Is it time for a vacation ? A road trip to somewhere fun? Hotels, Grandma’s or maybe a beach house? Either way packing is never fun but it can be easier with this great travel sized craft supply box. This travel craft box is small but a great travel solution for kids. It holds all he fun you need and can be packed easily into a suitcase or into your car this summer. I packed a similar one for my week in Washington DC, it was just me and three kids under 4 for most of the day , no TV , no car so these basics were our life savers!

Gather your materials. You will need:

A container. I like this medium sized Ziploc container It’s cheap, it’s just the right size and if something happens to it, like it gets left at the Holiday Inn, no biggie.

Next I have an old stained but thick place mat. The benefit of using a cloth one is that the fabric absorbs paint, markers etc.. and it’s less messy as long as you don’t care if it gets rather colorful.

Next add markers and crayons I just put in the colors my son always uses, space is at a premium so these pip-squeaks markers are perfect!

Paint- water colors are great , throw in an extra brush. Use the plastic cups in your hotel room for the water container.

Add Play-Doh and some popsicle sticks for making sculptures, and cutting the Play-Doh.

Scissors and glue. You will want scissors that are sharp enough for an adult to use but small enough for a kid.

If there is extra room – glitter glue, stickers or pipe cleaners are great options.

For the paper I added a handful of construction paper colors and lots of plain white paper .

Put them in a file folder and this fits great in the front zipper of suitcases or even your carry-on. Or in a car in the pockets behind the driver or passenger seats.

Now you can take your craft supplies with you for those moments of downtime no matter where adventure takes you.